The church of Sommerstorf, west of Pasewalk, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern A drive through rural Mecklenburg-Vorpommern reveals a gently rolling countryside dotted with hundreds and hundreds (who really has the time to count them all?) historic churches. Many were built in the 13th and early 14th centuries from the rocks found in the fields around the hamlets which […]

Meersburg, Germany is one of the stops on this fantastic adventure Some of our favorite places are waiting for you to fall in love with them, as we have over the years. While August, 2008 seems like a long way off, the truth is that in 2007 more than half of the trips we’re leading […]

It was the perfect day for a cold one in the famous garden of the Hofbrauhaus in the center of Munich. We lucked out and had a seat near an empty spot in the garden which was filled a few minutes after we arrived by a four piece band. They blared out a few Bavarian […]

We’re in one of the most beautiful corners of Germany – the area known as Berchtesgadener Land. We’re spending five nights exploring the region, headquartering at one of the best hotels in our list of favorites, the Zechmeisterlehen in the village of Schoenau am Koenigsee. The other day, the beat the heat, we took our […]

We visited Linderhof Palace yesterday. This was King Ludwig II of Bavaria’s “Hunting Lodge,” although I seriously doubt he did any hunting here. He sounds like a pretty passive guy. Although, one with a very active imagination. Linderhof is one of the three castles that Ludwig had built during his lifetime. It’s the only one […]

Our most recent tour started in Munich on the 16th of July. We greeted the seven members of the Harsh family back for their 6th trip with us since the summer of 2003. This time, we’re spending two weeks on a leisurely exploration of the areas around Schwangau, Berchtesgaden, Salzburg and Munich. We took them […]